Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Wayne county
Lester Raymond Forton
Nov 29, 2015
Lester Raymond Forton Age 86 November 29, 2015 Beloved husband of the late Jean. Dearest father of Eric Forton and Leslie (Jason) Krajewski. Loving grandfather of Sawyer, Ryker, Ramsey, Fletcher, Zander, Cordelia & Maci. Also survived by 3 siblings. Funeral Service Thursday, 7:00pm at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph Road....
Suzanne R. Newbert
Nov 28, 2015
Suzanne R. Newbert Age 83 November 28, 2015 Beloved wife of the late William. Dearest mother of Diane (Bill) Housholder. Dear grandmother of Brandon (Courtney) and Christopher. Loving sister of Shirley Szczepaniak. Funeral Service Thursday, December 3, 2015, 11:00 A.M. at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph Road. Visitation Wednesday, 4:00pm-8:00pm. Interment at Michigan Memorial...
Richard Gordon Hillebrand
Nov 27, 2015
Hillebrand, Richard Gordon. November 27, 2015. Of Clare, MI. Services are held privately by the family. Memorial donations may be made to Mid Michigan Home Care.
Shirley Gerdes
Nov 26, 2015
GERDES, SHIRLEY November 26, 2015. Age 91. Beloved wife of the late Edgar. Dear mother of Douglas (Phyllis), and Janet (Howard) Donnelly. Sister of Beverly Parker. Also survived by Douglas (Michelle) Brunsch, Thomas (Anna) Brunsch and Jeffery (Judy) Brunsch. Grandmother of Robert (Pearl) Sharp, Lisa Sharp and Michelle Storbinsky. Funeral 11 am Monday at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson...
Mae Laverne Manning
Nov 24, 2015
Mae LaVerne Manning Age 85 Beloved wife of the late Arnold. Dearest mother of Darrel (the late Debbie), Tim (Patricia), and David (Vickey). Dear grandmother of Jessica, Adam (Chantil), Ashley (Matt), Casey (Mike) and Zachary (April). Loving great-grandmother of Aaron, Arnie, Zachary "ZJ", Kelsey, Wayne and John. Precious great, great-grandmother of Noah and Braelyn. Funeral Service Friday, November 27, 2015,...
Lucille J. Schaefer
Nov 23, 2015
SCHAEFER, Lucille J. November 23, 2015, age 82 Loving wife of the late Arthur. Beloved mother of David, Julie and Lisa Alcenius (Greg). Dearest grandmother of Benjamin, Steven, Andrew, Kelly and Christopher. Great grandmother of Odin. Dear sister of Betty Peck and Pat Dockter. Funeral Mass Saturday 11:00 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, (Military & Michigan Ave.) Gathering from...
Olga Gomolak
Nov 23, 2015
GOMOLAK, Olga November 23, 2015, age 91 Loving wife of the late Normand. Beloved mother of Normand (Lynne), Gregory, Michael, Karen (Jay) Barnes and Susan. Dearest grandmother of Dr. Kelly Barnes (Dr. Eli Swanson), Jennifer, Lisa, Kathryn and Emily. Olga enjoyed cooking, sewing, watching Tiger baseball and spending time with her five granddaughters. Funeral Service Saturday 11:00 am at the...
Herbert W. Gardzella
Nov 22, 2015
Herbert W. Gardzella Age 80 Beloved husband of Margaret. Dearest father of David (Sandra). Dear grandfather of Kate and Allyson. Preceded in death by his brothers, Kurt and Ervin. In state Wednesday, November 25, 2015, 9:30am with Funeral Service at 10:00am at Beacon Baptist Church, 21721 Northline Road, Taylor, MI. Visitation Tuesday, November 24, 2015, 3:00pm-9:00pm at the Taylor Chapel...
Luella M. Godell
Nov 21, 2015
Godell, Luella M. November 21, 2015, age 83 Wife of the late Donald. Mother of Stephanie Kenney (the late Gerald), Matthew Godell and Ted Godell (Diana). Grandmother of Justin, Brittany, Ryan, Kelsey and Moira. Great grandmother of Caiden, Justine, Braiden, Cayleigh and Edith. Funeral Service Wednesday 11:00 am at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 22546 Michigan Ave.  ...
James Yuhas
Nov 21, 2015
James Yuhas Sr., age 83 of Lincoln Park died November 21, 2015. Survived by his loving wife Joan, sons: James (Vicky) Yuhas Jr., Greg Yuhas, daughter Tracy (Mike) Vernier, and twin brother Frank Yuhas. Five grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive. Visitation will be Tuesday November 24th from 1-8pm and Wednesday 11am until time of services at 12pm at...
Betty Miller
Nov 19, 2015
MILLER, BETTY November 19, 2015. Age 64. Beloved wife of Eugene. Loving mother of Paul, Rosemary, AnneMarie and Lauren. Daughter of the late Vincent and Mary Mancinelli. Dear sister of MaryJo (Paul) Plante. Funeral Mass 11 am Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 22430 Michigan Ave.; Dearborn. (In state at church 10:30 am.) Visitation Sunday 1-5 and 6-9 pm at...
Steven Lee Perri
Nov 18, 2015
Steven Lee Perri Age 33 Beloved son of Jack and Dianne. Funeral Service Monday, November 23, 2015, 5:00pm at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph Road. Visitation Monday, 1:00pm until time of service. Steven is survived by his parents Jack and Dianne, brother Michael, and ex-wife Shelly Hoback who remained one of his closest friends....
Mary Ellen Mcquiston
Nov 13, 2015
McQuiston, Mary Ellen November 13, 2015, age 88 Wife of the late Orville Meadows, George McQuiston and Russ Hebert. Beloved mother of Patsy (Dennis) Cantrell and Marylouise (Don) Calderon. Dear grandma of Dennis R. (Jeanne) Cantrell, Brian (Amy-Lyn) Cantrell, Amy (Juan) Saenz and Donnie Calderon Jr. Great grandma of Jacob, Drew, Maddie, Elena, Anthony and Haley. Sister of Louise Robinson...
Kristina Thirjung
Nov 13, 2015
Obituary for Kristina Thirjung 9/1/1917 - 11/13/2015 Kristina Thirjung, born September 1, 1917, was granted her angel wings on November 13, 2015. Kristina is known as a devout person of faith, love and generosity. She was dedicated to family and friends each of her 98 years on this earth. She was the finest daughter, daughter-in-law, spouse, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great...
Omer J. Poole
Nov 13, 2015
POOLE, Omer J. age 85, of Hudson, FL passed away Friday, November 13, 2015. Preceded in passing by his wife Helen. Survived by his children, David, Pamela Anhut (Mark) and James (Jill). Sisters Grace Bishop and Glenna Tucker. Dear companion Barbara Kleinkopf. Also survived by 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Funeral Service Saturday, November 28th at 10:00 am at...
William "B.J." Louria
Nov 12, 2015
William "B.J." Louria, age 36 of Wyandotte, died November 12, 2015. B.J. leaves behind his children Dylan Louria, Nathaniel Louria and Sierra Louria. Also survived by his mother Darlene (James) Brown, father Paul (Debbie Pac) Louria and brother James Brown Jr. B.J. loved his children, drawing, the outdoors and camping. William became an Eagle Scout at 17 years old. Family...
Meghan Walling
Nov 12, 2015
WALLING, Meghan Felicity (October 9, 1992 - November 12, 2015) The family of Meghan Felicity Walling mourns her untimely passing from natural causes. Meghan was a recent graduate of the University of Michigan/Dearborn with majors in psychology and sociology. During her too-soon-ended life of 23 years, Meghan freely shared her hearty laugh, a love of paint-by-numbers, cat videos and puns,...
Edward F. Zoratti
Nov 11, 2015
ZORATTI, Edward F. November 11, 2015 Age 84 Beloved Husband of Anita. Dearest Father of Laura Hoag, Edward M. (Kandis), Paul (Jacqueline). Dear Nonno of Kristyn (Gerry) McGlynn, Matthew, Amanda, Jacquelyn, Gina (Jeremy) Savickas. Karla (Mike) Duhaime, Paul, Marissa & Carlo. Bis Nonno of Abigail. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 15, 2-9 pm. with a Rosary at 7:30 pm.,...
Bethany Sue Schmidt
Nov 7, 2015
Schmidt, Bethany Sue Age 54 Beloved wife of James. Dear daughter of Jackie & Barbara Parker. Dearest sister of Jack (Rose) Parker and Robert (Pam) Parker. Sister-in-law of Chris Schmidt and Mark Schmidt. Also survived by nieces and nephews, Tiffany Starkey, Johnathon Griggs, Robert Parker Jr., Nicole Alvarez, Michael Schmidt and Carrie Konsdorf. Funeral service Friday, November 13, 2015 in...
Virginia I. Adams
Nov 7, 2015
Adams, Virginia I. Age 79 November 7, 2015 Wife of the late Kenneth. Mother of Suzanne (Jeff) Peelman, Kenneth Mark (Karen), Carol Campbell, Cheryl Celeskey and Donna (Aaron) Grimes. Grandmother of 13 and great grandmother of 9. Funeral service Wednesday, November 11, 2015, 2:00 pm at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph Rd., Taylor,...
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